Window.



No. 628mm Patented 1 4 |'9 J. B. MARSHALL. "y 8 9` WIN D 0W.

(Applicstion led Aug. 31, 1898.)

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" UNITED .STATES s PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BARTON MARSHALL, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming partof vLettersjPatentlNo.` 628,104, datedJuly4,189.9.

Application led August 31,1898. Serial No. 689,942. (No model.) i

To @ZZ whom t may concern: I BeA it known that I, JOHN BARTON MAR-SHALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fresno, in the countyof Fresno and State of California, have invented a new and-usefulWindow, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in windows.

The object of the present invention ,is to improve the construction ofwindows and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive oneadapted to permit the sashes to .be entirely removed or detached at thetop and swung downwardand outward to afford convenient access to theirouter faces, soV thatv able the sash-cords to be readily detachedl fromthe sashes when it is desired to' swing the latter outward or entirelyremove them and also to permitthe sash-cords to be quickly connected tothe sashes when desired.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination `andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a window constructedin accordance with this invention, one of the sashes being swung outwardand downward. Fig. '2 is a vertical sectional view, the sashes being inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of one side ofthe window, the section being taken at right angles to Fig., 2. Fig. 4.is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the upper corners ofone of the sashes, illustrating the construction for detachablyconnecting the sash-cord with the same. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the catches for engaging the sash-cord. Fig. 6 is adetail perspective view of the .T -shaped plate which connects thesections of the bead or strip. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view of theT-shaped plate and the adjacent portions of the sections of the bead.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a windowframe or casing provvided at opposite sides' withverticalgrooves `Zand-forming Waysfor and receiving projections or studs5 and 6 of upper and lower sashes? and 8, and the vertical grooves orways are intersected by horizontal grooves or ways 9,-,and l0,locatedbetween the ends of .the vertical grooves and forming entrancesto the lsame to permit the studs or projections vof the sashes to beintroduced into and removed from the vertical grooves or ways to removeand replace the sashes The upper horizontal groove 9 is located near themiddle of the window-framaand the lower groove l0 is located aconsiderable distance above the bottom of the'window, the distancebetween the grooves 9 and l() being equalto the space between 'theprojections `or, studs, so that when the latter are brought opposite thehorizontal grooves the sashes'may'be readily removed from and replacedin the windowframe.

When it is desired to Wash theouter face of the lower sash, its upperstuds or projections are swung out of the horizontal grooves 9, thelower ones remaining' in the vertical grooves, and the sash is thenlowered and is adapted to rest upon the bottom of the Win- `dowand upona stand or other suitable support. The upper sash may then' be `loweredvThe studs or projections are provided with threaded Shanks which arieembedded in the side edges of the sashes, and in order to enable them toslide freely through the horizonto the same position and lie upon thelower i sash,- the lower horizontal grooves 10 being a sufficientdistance above the bottom of the window to permit this arrangement.

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are provided with registering kerfs extending longitudinally of thewindow and receiving webs or iianges 14 of T-shaped plates 15. EachT-shaped plate, which is constructed of angle-iron or anged metal, hasits web or flange extending across the joint and fitting in both kerfs,and the outer portion of each plate is secured by suitable fasteningdevices to the upper section 12.' The upper end of the lower section isdetachably interlocked with the T-shaped plate, and when the fasteningdevices are withdrawn it may be readily disengaged from the same.

The sash-cords 16 and 17 of theupper and lower sashes pass over pulleys1S of the ordinary construction and are connected in the usual manner tosash-weights. In order to enable the sash-cords to be readily detachedfrom or connected to the sashes, the latter are provided at each sidenear the top with a longitudinal groove 19, having its lower endenlarged to receive a catch 20. The catch 2O consists of a plate bent atan angle to form an inclined lower arm and a substantially horizontalupper arm. The recess at the lower end of the groove 19 has an inclinedwall to fit the lower arm of the catch and forms an upper shoulder orstop to support the horizontal arm, which is bifurcated to receive thesash-cord. The sash-cord, which is adapted to lie in the groove 19,ext-ends through the bifurcation of the horizontal arm of the catch andis provided with a knot 21 or other suitable stop, which is receivedwithin the recess. The sash-cord is adapted to be readily disconnectedfrom the sash by withdrawing the knot from the recess, and the window isprovided with suitable hooks 22, arranged to receive the free ends ofthe sashcords to prevent the sash-weights from drawing them into theboxes or wells of the window frame or casing.

Theinvention has the following advantages: rlhe window, which is simpleand easily constructed, is adapted to permit the sashes to be eitherentirely removed or swung outward and downward to arrange them in ahorizontal position and expose their outer faces, so that they may beconveniently cleaned from the interior ofa room. The sash-cords may bereadily detached from the sashes and quickly connected to the same, andwhen they are not connected to the sashes they are held to prevent themfrom being drawn into the window frame or casing by the sash-weights.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details ot' construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. In a window, the combination of a window-frameprovided with vertical grooves arranged in pairs at opposite sidesthereof, said window-frame having upper and lower horizontal grooveslocated near the middle of the sash and at a point above the lower endsof the grooves, the upper and lower sashes provided with rigidhorizontal studs adapted to slide in the vertical grooves and to passthrough the horizontal grooves, the lower studs of both the sashesforming pivots and adapted to permit the sashes to swing downward to ahorizontal position upon the bottom of the window-frame when the upperportions of the sashes are detached from the sash-cords and when theupper studs are disengaged from the grooves, and the beads arranged atopposite sides of the window-frame and having removable sections adaptedto permit the sashes to swing downward to a horizontal position,substantially as described.

2. In a window, the combination with upper and lower sashes providedwith horizontal studs, of a window-frame provided at opposite sides withvertical grooves to receive the studs and having horizontal groovesintersecting the vertical grooves, beads arranged at opposite sides of awindow-frame and composed of upper and lower sections having registeringkerfs, and the T-shaped plates secured to the beads and having theirwebs or flanges fitting in the kerfs,'substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim 4the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J OI-IN BARTON MARSHALL.

\Vitnesses:

V. ERIoKsoN, HENRY HAMMER.

